Meet my buddha

I paid a recent trip to the local garden centre hoping to find some more plants to add to those already adorning the sun room and came away with a statue of buddha.  It was sitting on a shelf, right at eye level as I walked in the door and it was love at first sight.  I already have one small buddha - to use as a support for incense and a gift from my daughter - but this one caught my attention because I'd never seen one quite like it.  The tilt of the head and the position of the hands gives it a look of sweet benevolence and I knew I wouldn't be able to leave the centre without it.